TOPS/FLOPS – Without Martin Terrier, knee injury and withdrawal for the rest of the season, Rennes seems to have found its new leader. At least for the moment.
Stade Rennais logically won on the lawn of Bordeaux during the shock of these 32nd finals of the Coupe de France (1-2). Bruno Génésio’s men got away with a generally controlled match, well helped by the exclusion of Bokele (60th).
TOPS
Bourigeaud se mue and leader
Long in the shadow of others – but still brilliant nonetheless – Benjamin Bourigeaud perfectly took on the role of leader of men this Saturday evening on the lawn of Bordeaux. Author of a magnificent control-fixation-goal sequence for the opener (23rd), the 28-year-old player at the club since 2018 launched his own perfectly. He then had a very good game, holding his place until the final whistle.
Pirringuel, between passion and elegance
Only 18 years old and already full of talent. This young Bordeaux thumb perfectly held his rank this evening against the 4th in Ligue 1, excuse the little. Everything will not have been perfect but his attempts did not go unnoticed, just like his desire to wet the jersey. Replaced in the 64th minute, he was applauded by the whole stadium.
The Gironde envy
Yes there is something to complain about, but if very few defeats are encouraging, this one comes close. Hooking a first division cador is not easy, even more so after a catastrophic relegation. The game is slowly starting to come back, and the second in Ligue 2 is positioning itself as a serious contender for promotion to the top flight. Answer at the end of the season, but Mr. Guion should not sleep so badly tonight.
FLOPS
Bokele, lack of maturity
It’s raining, the lawn looks like a skating rink, he shouldn’t go there. 60th minute of play, Bokele is up with a bad gesture on Tait and receives a red card. If his foot at the height of the thorax of his vis-à-vis is not voluntary, the action is still ugly… Too bad for this young side who until then had a more than correct match. It may cost his people the qualification… Who knows?
Gouiri, ghost mode activated
The former Lyonnais has decided not to show himself tonight. Or was he simply unable to? If it is not a curled shot from the right at the end of the game (83rd), the striker will not have made a big impression this evening. Fortunately for him and for Rennes, Bourigeaud and Doku were in better shape.